Nicki

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #9,680 · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 95.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1972 · 190 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,083
since 1923

Nicki over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nicki has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #734, 1972girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2019#13,7996—
2018#15,6825—
2017#15,9025—
2016#10,11310—
2015#8,00814—
2014#7,63615—
2013#6,25520—
2012#5,89522—
2011#6,14821—
2010#11,2469—
2009#10,67910—
2008#7,74216—
2007#9,53912—
2006#8,71513—
2005#10,12810—
2004#5,74421#11,3565
2003#6,57617—
2002#6,69816—
2001#5,82219—
2000#6,48716—
1999#4,87022—
1998#3,49734—
1997#2,77644—
1996#2,51050—
1995#2,45652#5,9289
1994#2,50350#8,8005
1993#2,35154—
1992#2,38654—
1991#2,09264—
1990#2,23457—
1989#1,47998—
1988#1,47792—
1987#1,329103#5,4597
1986#1,141126#5,9266
1985#1,118129#6,5235
1984#1,157117—
1983#1,000143—
1982#1,099128—
1981#1,036138#6,2625
1980#990149—
1979#959151#4,8427
1978#1,115117#4,1578
1977#1,118114#3,38611
1976#1,098110#2,94613
1975#959130#4,3097
1974#889144#4,6346
1973#790167#4,0547
1972#734190—
1971#1,133103#3,9637
1970#1,069114#3,5218
1969#975121—
1968#1,031101#2,73510
1967#1,028100#2,7609
1966#1,08194#3,2497
1965#1,26372#2,61710
1964#1,11297—
1963#1,15090#2,67310
1962#1,11096#3,3057
1961#1,049109#3,3567
1960#1,10395#3,0778
1959#1,23075#3,2907
1958#973113—
1957#1,002108#2,19014
1956#951112#2,7989
1955#961106#3,8865
1954#865121#3,1767
1953#940101#3,4256
1952#874111#3,3736
1951#863108—
1950#866105#3,3296
1949#94888#3,6905
1948#845107#3,0107
1947#810116#2,8628
1946#83398#2,9197
1945#85078—
1944#1,09051#2,6338
1943#1,15449#3,2316
1942#1,24941#2,9407
1941#2,01817#3,5055
1940#2,10915—
1939#1,94717—
1938#3,1818—
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First appearance
1923

The first year at least five girls were named Nicki! It came in at #4,376, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1924–1925, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Nicki is popular in 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNHWashington: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,268 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMNIllinois: #844 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,161 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedWIMichigan: #850 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,012 girlsMINew York: #1,339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 32,653 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #942 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 13,393 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedHITexas: #1,087 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,312 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Nicki, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#465 · 1 in 4,268
  2. Illinois#844 · 1 in 14,161
  3. Michigan#850 · 1 in 16,012
  4. California#942 · 1 in 13,393
  5. Texas#1,087 · 1 in 15,312

Best ever in a state: #224 in Idaho, 1972.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#46561 in 4,268
Illinois#84471 in 14,161
Michigan#85051 in 16,012
California#942131 in 13,393
Texas#1,08771 in 15,312
New York#1,33951 in 32,653
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Nicki
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1972 (#1,133 → #734)
  • Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1959 (#973 → #1,230)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1923
  • Peaked 1972 at #734 (190 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 1945–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,007
  • Highest: 1 in 8,007 girls born in 1972 were named Nicki (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 164,013 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 22.0% of all girls named Nicki (1,340) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s12#4,306 (1926)#4,341
1930s36#1,947 (1939)#3,284
1940s660#810 (1947)#1,191
1950s1,060#863 (1951)#953
1960s975#975 (1969)#1,090
1970s1,340#734 (1972)#986
1980s1,223#990 (1980)#1,183
1990s481#2,092 (1991)#2,768
2000s150#5,744 (2004)#7,813
2010s127#5,895 (2012)#10,068
2020s19#9,680 (2022)#9,965

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Nicki in 1963

girls
#1,150
90 births · 1 in 21,417 girls
boys
#2,673
10 births · 1 in 203,108 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,150Nicki90

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #2,673Nicki10
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 21,417 of them was named Nicki, which outranked 85.0% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nicki
  1. #1,147Bernita91
  2. #1,147Charleen91
  3. #1,147Sandie91
  4. #1,150Nicki90
  5. #1,150Cinda90
  6. #1,150Isabelle90
  7. #1,150Jeanetta90
  8. #1,158Dalia89
  9. #1,158Gregory89
  10. #1,158Karlene89

Tied with 7 names at #1,150; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 203,108 of them was named Nicki, which outranked 42.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nicki
  1. #2,539Zebedee11
  2. #2,539Zev11
  3. #2,539Zollie11
  4. #2,673Nicki10
  5. #2,673Aldon10
  6. #2,673Alexandro10
  7. #2,673Ancil10
  8. #2,858Adelbert9
  9. #2,858Adonis9
  10. #2,858Adriano9

Tied with 184 names at #2,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963 →